X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Join Nico and Jonah as they take a stroll down memory lane... TO EVERYTHING THEY JUST COVERED! The duo examines the titles, issues, episodes, and themes from the first four months -- and first seven episodes -- of the series in their first annual! Want to read along? Check out Discussion/Review of X Is For Podcast, Episodes 1-7.

The magic of recording these things in advance means that we can see when there's going to be a need for NEW CONTENT! We took a look at the upcoming reads and decided to go back and slot in an episode about a Marvel team-up (that features the X-Men and some Champions!) to explain some things coming up, create a bridge between titles, and further explore the "living longbox" format of our podcast! Want to read along? Check out Marvel Team-Up #04 (X-Men), Marvel Team-Up #23 (Iceman), Marvel Team-Up #38 (Beast), Amazing Spider-Man #161-162 (Nightcrawler).

Captain Britain, fresh off his excitingly long and dynamically boring adventure with Captain America and Nick Fury, does the next logical thing: he fights a RoboHawk, travels through time and space for no reason, and fights a guy with a monocle. If you read it, you're only hurting yourself. Join us for the conclusion of this run (and the beginning of the other-people's-titles era) with Captain Britain Weekly 28-39 and Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain 231-232! Want to read along? Check out Captain Britain Weekly #28-39, Super Spider-Man & Captain Britain #231-232.

It's time to acknowledge the original X-Man we've dodged so far: the brilliant brawny Beast! Join us for a stroll down memory lane, taking a look at the adventures of The Beast that led to that famous blue fur... and more! Want to read along? Check out Amazing Adventures #11-17.

Marvel was on top of their game stateside and knew it was time to expand. Take one part successful longtime property (Captain America), add a popular current writer (Claremont, knocking it out of the park with X-Men), throw in some popular heroes and tropes and backup reprints, and you get a very expensive international failure... introducing Captain Britain, hosted by Nico and Kevo! Want to read along? Check out Captain Britain Weekly #1-27.

An X-Man nearly dies, so the X-Men go on vacation: first to Ireland and then back to space! Things are getting crazy for our Marvelous Mutants as Nico and Jonah continue to read Uncanny X-Men! Want to read along? Check out Uncanny X-Men #101-108, Classic X-Men #9-15.

Iceman! Angel! Black Widow! Hercules! Ghost Rider! A Russian guy named Ivan! What do they all have in common? This was done to them. Giant-Sized X-Men #1 created a monster for Marvel, and thus the X-Men were born. Join Nico and Champs co-host Kyle as they tumble down the dark path of X-Men spin-off titles with Champions #1-10. Want to read along? Check out The Champions #1-10.

Nico (who has read nearly *all of X-Men* before) and Jonah (pretty new to X-Men) begin their Uncanny X-Men journey with Giant Size X-Men #1, Giant Size Fantastic Four #4, Uncanny X-Men #94-100, and Classic X-Men #1-8. This episodes kicks off a series that will span the Marvel Universe and its titles following Marvel's merry mutants (and their misadventures). Join co-hosts Nico, Jonah, Kevo, Kyle, Pete, and more as they hope to survive the x-perience. Want to read along? Check out Giant Size X-Men #1, Giant Size Fantastic Four #4, Uncanny X-Men #94-100, Classic X-Men #1-8.

Join Nico, Jonah, Kevo, Kyle, and more as they wade through the waters of Marvel's Merry Mutants, starting with Giant-Size X-Men #1! Anchored by Uncanny X-Men, read along as the team reads Uncanny X-Men, along with spin-offs like New Mutants, X-Factor, and Excalibur; solo titles like Wolverine, Cable, and Deadpool; and watch as the interact with the rest of the Marvel Universe in crossovers (we wish we could skip 'em, too). The (mostly queer) crew of comic readers will be sharing their read-lists, notes, and summaries so you can read along.